An own goal from Maziya skipper Mohamed Irufaan broke the deadlock before classy winger Robinho doubled the tally before half-time as Bashundhara joined India's ATK Mohun Bagan at the top of the group standings.

Returning to the continental stage after their AFC Cup debut fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Bashundhara will advance to the knockout stage as South Zone winners should they win their two remaining matches in the group over the next week.

Mohamed Irufaan's own goal and a sublime effort by Robson da Silva, popularly known as Robinho, saw the Bangladesh champions securing all three points at the National Football Stadium to share top spot with ATK Mohun Bagan, who beat JSW Bengaluru FC in the day’s earlier match.

ATK Mohun Bagan scored through Roy Krishna and Subhashish Bose as the Indian Super League side joined Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh at the top of the standings.

Raso, 26, joins Manchester City on a two-year deal, having spent the last 18 months with Everton, while Hasegawa, 24, has also signed on for two seasons.

After taking in some of the most mesmerising solo goals last week, we turn our attention to volleys and half-volleys to recall some of the fine strikes the 2021 AFC Champions League Group Stage witnessed.

Some of our selection have been caught on the bounce, while others have been struck without the ball touching the ground, but what cannot be argued is that all five are worthy of enjoying again and again.

Stars from Japan, Korea Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran and Australia are all featured in the first edition of the new season of our weekly look at Asia’s best performers outside the continent, with our 10 nominees combining for nine goals between them.

Study our list of contenders – based on matches from August 11 to 17 – and don’t forget to cast your vote.

This marks Jhingan’s first move overseas, having spent his professional career in India, where he also played for United Sikkim, Mumbai FC, Kerala Blasters and JSW Bengaluru,